Pitsligo
Pitsligo | |
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Ruins of Pitsligo Castle | |
Location within Scotland | |
OS grid reference | NJ942676 |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Pitsligo was a coastal parish in the historic county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, containing the fishing villages of Rosehearty, Pitullie and Sandhaven,[1] 3 miles (6 km) west of Fraserburgh and 12 miles (19 km) north of Mintlaw.[2]
The name is derived from the Gaelic Pit-sliabh-bache, meaning "the hill in the hollow. Pitsligo Castle dates from the 15th century.[3]
References
- ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 1334
- ^ Parish of Pitsligo - Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Pitsligo Castle (SM6146)". Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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